칠레 수도 산티아고에서의 학생시위가 격화되었나 봅니다 (http://goo.gl/bDeIt BBC 기사 참조). 산티아고에서는 지난 5월 부터 무상 공교육, 교육의 질 개선 등을 내건 학생투쟁이 이어지고 있습니다. 과도한 교육비, 등록금 등이 큰 이유 중 하나로 알려져 있지요. BBC 기사에 따르면 칠레의 경우, 2007년도 기준, 전체 교육비 중 40%가 일반 국민의 주머니에서 나온다고 하는군요. OECD 국가 중 최고치라고 합니다 […]
My first computer ever was an Apple IIe, which came with a shiny rainbow-coloured apple logo. It was one of the latest models at the time, and I think it came into my possession sometime in 1985 or perhaps in 1986. I was giving a lot of thoughts whether I should get an Apple or […]
아마 노래방이라고 하는 것이 처음 생겨나 사람들 발길을 끌던 것이 1992년 즈음 이었던 듯 하다. 그 이후, 특히 90년대 중반 이후에는, 노래는 노래방 등에서 반주 따라 하는 것으로 고착되었다. 하지만 그 이전에는 그냥 통기타 반주 또는 무반주에 자기 멋대로 노래를 부르곤 했다. 특히 동아리, 학과 친구들, 선후배들이 우르르 몰려가 학사주점 어느 한 구석, 방 한칸에 […]
How to name the sea between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese islands has been subject to disputes between the concerned governments for some time now. The Japanese government prefers it to be named as the Sea of Japan, and their international dominance during its imperial expansion period from the late 19th century led to […]
I suppose coming to office during the school closure period has taken a toll on me. Or, it’s about time to go on a journey again? Living on the boundary has been a way of life for some time now. It’s like being in an interstitial space without knowing which direction the next move will […]
Coming across with all the news reports about people’s protests against dictatorship in Egypt reminds me of South Korea’s own history of democratisation movements, which often ended in the bloodshed due to brutal suppression by the military, police or thugs. One major uprising that still haunts people’s memory in South Korea is the violent oppression […]
I still remember the pig that was being taken away from my grandmother’s house when it was sold to a butcher. This was when I was a very small child probably before schooling age. It was a big pig, at least in the eyes of a small child. Several adults had to wrestle with the […]
First Call for Papers RGS-IBG 2011 Conference: The Geographical Imagination 31st August – 2nd September 2011 (London) Gentrification in the Global South: Dilapidation, Obsolescence and Land Exploitation Organisers: Dr Hyun Bang Shin (Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics) h.b.shin@lse.ac.uk Dr Ernesto López-Morales (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Chile) elopez@uchilefau.cl Sponsors: Urban […]
(The original deadline for abstract submission has passed, but please contact the organiser to see if there is a place available) Call for Papers Urban Utopianism workshop An International Workshop on Urban Utopianism Organised by Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University in collaboration with Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University on 12-14 May, 2011 at Hong Kong Baptist University, […]
Yesterday I woke up with a pleasant surprise – the first snow this winter. It was the first one to have since moving to this neighbourhood, and the view from my flat towards the north was great. Trains were delayed but still running thankfully, but in the evening, no home-bound services. There were no trains […]